The Indianapolis Charter School Board sped up its approval process Tuesday to allow a new operator to restart Emma Donnan Elementary-Middle School this summer.

A fund created by the Indianapolis Mayors office will distribute $1.5 million to public schools in Marion County to help low-income students get computers and internet service for their remote e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two of Indiana's charter school authorizers will hold virtual meetings this week.

A free 45-minute webinar set for 4 p.m. Monday will focus on what parents can do for their own mental-health and to take care of themselves.

Lessons for Indianapolis Public Schools students in grades K8 will be televised in partnership with MyINDY-TV 23 as part of a strategy to teach children at home during the pandemic.

The state's largest school district, Indianapolis Public Schools, begins its remote learning plan Thursday. It will be the first day of learning since March 12, when the Indianapolis Mayor ordered all public schools to close amidst the surging coronavirus pandemic.

Indianapolis Mayor Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a new $2.6 million fund Wednesday to help low-income students and their public schools in Marion County navigate the sudden switch to remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Indianapolis Public Schools Board held its first virtual meeting Tuesday since Gov. Eric Holcombs executive order allowed public agencies like school boards and city councils to meet electronically in an effort to limit spreading the coronavirus.

Indiana's public meeting and records access laws are temporarily altered for two weeks, part of Gov. Eric Holcomb's steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Distribution will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, beginning Friday, March 20. Families will receive one 17-pound box of food, which includes a variety of non-perishable meal-making items.